DrJack's BLIPSPOT for: SUN 02/15 Hampshire_IL 889ft pt37818@42.147,-88.420,844ft BLIPSPOT sfc.temp. adjusted by +0.1 degF SPONSORED BY: ChicagoLand Glider Council RUC - Last Analysis,Validation Time = 12Z 0Z ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time - - - 0654z - - 0955z - - 1001z - - 1333z Update Time FCST PERIOD - - - 9 hr - - 9 hr - - 12 hr - - 12 hr FCST PERIOD Temp@2m - - - 41.2 - - 49.6 - - 55.0 - - 43.8 Temp@2m Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 106 - - 43 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 1117 - - 2170 - - 47 BL Depth Hcrit - - - 919 - - 919 - - 920 - - 919 Hcrit BL Top - - - 936 - - 2006 - - 3059 - - 936 BL Top Hgt.Variab. - - - 1049 - - 666 - - 1151 - - 215 Hgt.Variab. W* - - - 40 - - 204 - - 193 - - 0 W* B/S - - - 1 - - 4 - - 4 - - 0 B/S BL Wind - - - 10 - - 9 - - 10 - - 5 BL Wind Direction - - - 261 - - 279 - - 301 - - 201 Direction Wind Shear - - - 0 - - 3 - - 4 - - 0 Wind Shear Max.Converg - - - -1 - - 1 - - -2 - - 0 Max.Converg CLOUDpotent - - - 0 - - -272 - - -1584 - - -123 CLOUDpotentl sfcLCL - - - 936 - - 2278 - - 4643 - - 1059 sfcLCL ODpotential - - - -19 - - -4022 - - -4782 - - -3920 ODpotential blCL - - - 955 - - 6028 - - 7841 - - 4856 blCL maxRH - - - 100 - - 87 - - 56 - - 83 maxRH CAPE - - - 20 - - 0 - - 0 - - 0 CAPE Temp@2m - - - 41.2 - - 49.6 - - 55.0 - - 43.8 Temp@2m DewPt@2m - - - 41.1 - - 42.9 - - 38.0 - - 42.4 DewPt@2m Temp@Bot - - - 41.2 - - 48.9 - - 54.8 - - 46.9 Temp@Bot DewPt@Bot - - - 41.1 - - 41.8 - - 36.9 - - 43.9 DewPt@bot Sfc.Heating - - - 21 - - 106 - - 43 - - -16 Sfc.Heating BL Depth - - - 47 - - 1117 - - 2170 - - 47 BL Depth EXPERIMENT - - - 101 - - 49 - - 0 - - 34 EXPERIMENT EXPERIMENT2 - - - 6 - - 6 - - 4 - - 6 EXPERIMENT2 PROFILES OF WIND SPEED [kt] AND DIRECTION [degTrue] ----------------------------------- VALIDATION TIME --------------------------------------- Height 12Z 13Z 14Z 15Z 16Z 17Z 18Z 19Z 20Z 21Z 22Z 23Z 0Z [ft] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [ft] 96752 20 069 26 053 20 060 18 049 96752 89628 22 073 26 080 15 084 11 057 89628 84033 23 085 20 097 11 091 11 039 84033 79353 15 068 13 082 7 074 8 022 79353 75309 6 098 5 095 4 023 8 001 75309 71720 7 068 3 255 6 299 11 333 71720 68461 11 337 6 276 10 287 17 313 68461 65464 19 292 19 287 21 285 24 294 65464 62678 22 279 25 269 21 261 23 278 62678 59971 27 285 24 290 32 292 30 280 59971 57127 40 290 47 282 39 281 32 285 57127 54164 48 283 47 276 54 284 54 286 54164 51354 60 275 51 286 69 278 62 285 51354 48843 60 279 65 281 72 281 70 295 48843 46587 58 284 69 277 75 284 86 294 46587 44536 62 285 71 280 75 284 90 289 44536 42659 68 281 77 285 76 286 90 290 42659 40932 67 278 77 286 79 288 88 292 40932 39341 63 280 73 287 83 290 87 295 39341 37872 60 282 72 290 87 292 88 297 37872 36508 59 283 72 292 90 295 92 298 36508 35206 61 289 72 295 90 299 96 298 35206 33891 66 296 77 301 90 301 95 300 33891 32529 72 300 82 305 89 304 92 303 32529 31124 71 295 85 306 89 307 91 306 31124 29662 64 289 86 306 89 309 91 306 29662 28122 56 286 82 306 85 311 88 301 28122 26506 53 279 76 305 75 313 79 301 26506 24815 59 278 69 301 68 312 68 303 24815 23054 56 284 59 297 60 311 57 309 23054 21226 47 287 49 297 56 309 49 312 21226 19324 42 292 41 307 51 306 44 306 19324 17342 42 302 41 317 44 305 41 302 17342 15322 42 306 42 319 40 310 40 310 15322 13374 32 305 41 318 42 318 42 318 13374 11597 24 305 35 315 41 326 39 320 11597 10013 20 308 26 304 34 327 33 324 10013 8600 19 306 22 301 28 319 27 324 8600 7344 18 302 18 299 23 314 25 321 7344 6232 18 291 18 297 20 310 22 323 6232 5252 18 278 19 297 19 308 19 324 5252 4389 17 279 19 297 18 307 17 311 4389 3627 18 292 19 300 16*305 15 305 3627 2946 28 291 17 303 12*301 12 310 2946 2343 29 283 14*296 11 300 9 311 2343 1839 23 270 10*281 10 301 7 287 1839 1453 20 265 10 279 10 301 8 245 1453 1188 16 262 9 279 9 300 9 222 1188 1027 14*261 9 278 8 300 8*210 1027 936 10*261 8 278 7 300 5*201 936 PARAMETER KEY: (basic parameter information is provided at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/basic_parameters.html) (more complete parameter descriptions are at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/RUC/INFO/parameters.html) (additional help is at http://www.drjack.info/BLIP/INFO/index.html, e.g. "For NEW USERS" section) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Update Time = UTC Time of BLIPSPOT calculation FCST PERIOD = Hours from model initialization time Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] Hcrit = Height of Critical Updraft Strength [ftMSL] BL Top = Height of Boundary Layer Top (TI=0 height) [ftMSL] Hgt.Variab = Thermal Height Variability (difference between TI=+4{F} & TI=0 Heights) [ft] W* = Thermal Updraft Velocity (subtract glider sink rate to get vario) [fpm] B/S = Buoyancy/Shear Ratio (thermals may be unworkable if 5 or less) BL Wind = Wind Speed averaged through BL [kt] Direction = Wind Direction averaged through BL [degTrue] Max.Converg = Max. Vertical Velocity created by BL Convergence [x10^-2 kt] (note: BLIPMAPs provide better evaluation since convergence lines are usually mobile CLOUDpotent = Expect clouds at or above sfcLCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & sfcLCL) [ft] sfcLCL = Base of Lowest Clouds, if CLOUDpotent>0 (LCL = Lifting Condensation Level based upon sfc. humidity) [ftMSL] ODpotential = Expect extensive clouds at blCL if positive (difference between H(TI=0) & blCL) [ft] bLCL = Base of Extensive Clouds, if ODpotential>0 (bl CL = Condensation Level based upon BL humidity) [ftMSL] maxRH = Maximum Relative Humidity in BL [%] CAPE = Convective Available Potential Energy [J/kg] Temp@2m = Temperature at 2m AGL [F] DewPt@2m = Dew Point Temp. at 2m AGL [F] Temp@Bot = Temperature at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) DewPt@Bot = Dew Point Temp. at 16m AGL (bottom of grid) [F] (intended for DrJack's use) Sfc.Heating = Surface Heating of atmosphere [W/m^2] BL Depth = Depth of the Boundary (Mixing) Layer [ft] EXPERIMENT = Mystery variable for test purposes (intended for DrJack's use) * = Indicates BL Top (TI=0 Height) on profiles Note: printed heights are for 18Z - heights for other times differ slightly Results neglect thermals created by small-scale features not resolved by the smoothed model topography